MLB
Sunday, July 23
National League
Cardinals @ Cubs
Wacha is 4-0, 1.01 in his last four starts; his last three stayed under. St Louis is 3-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-2
Quintana blanked the Orioles for seven innings in Baltimore in his Cub debut. He is 3-0, 2.45 in his last six starts overall. Under is 4-1 in his last five starts.
St Louis is 8-7 in its last 15 road games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Chicago is 7-1 since All-Star break; under is 4-2 in their last six games.
Brewers @ Phillies
Guerra is 0-2, 9.53 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Milwaukee is 2-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-5-2
Eickhoff is 1-0, 3.18 in his last three starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Phillies are 3-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-9-1
Brewers lost six of their last seven games; seven of their last eight games stayed under. Philly won four of last six games; under is 8-1-1 in their last ten home games.
Marlins @ Reds
Koehler is 0-3, 13.50 in his last four starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight. Miami is 2-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-6
Romano is 1-2, 8.25 in three starts this year (under 2-1). Road team won all three of his starts. Reds’ first 5-inning record with him: 1-2
Miami is 3-5 since All-Star break; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Cincinnati lost nine of its last ten home games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Pirates @ Rockies
Nova is 3-1, 4.18 in his last four starts; his last seven starts stayed under. Pirates are 4-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-8-1
Freeland is 1-3, 4.97 in his last four starts; his last five starts stayed under. Colorado is 5-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-7-1
Pirates are 11-3 in last 14 games; under is 14-2-1 in their last 17 games. Colorado won five of its last six games; seven of Rockies’ last eight games went over total.
Nationals @ Diamondbacks
Strasburg is 2-1, 3.75 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Washington is 8-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-8-1
Ray is 2-1, 3.33 in his last four starts; over is 5-0-2 in his last seven. Arizona is 5-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-4-6
Washington won seven of last nine games; four of Nationals’ last five games stayed under. Arizona lost seven of last ten games; under is 8-3-2 in their last 13 home games.
Braves @ Dodgers
Newcomb is 0-3, 11.37 in his last three starts (under 5-2). Atlanta split his two road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-5
Dodgers won Kershaw’s last 14 starts; he is 8-0, 1.92 in his last eight starts. Under is 3-1-1 in his last five. LA is 9-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-3-3
Atlanta lost four of last six games; over is 5-0-1 in their last six road games. Dodgers won 12 of their last 14 games; over is 3-0-1 in their last four games.
Padres @ Giants
Lamet is 0-2, 13.50 in his last two starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Padres are 2-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-6
Blach is 2-0, 3.26 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Giants are 4-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6
San Diego lost five of its last six road games; over is 7-0-1 in their last eight games. Giants are 4-8 in last 12 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.
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American League
Astros @ Orioles
McCullers is 0-1, 8.79 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Astros are 6-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-6-3
Bundy is 1-2, 7.20 in his last three starts; his last seven starts went over. Orioles are 7-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-8-2
Astros are 11-5 in last 16 games; over is 8-1 in their last nine road games. Baltimore won four of last six games- over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
Rangers @ Rays
Ross is 2-2, 7.53 in six starts this year (over 4-2). Texas is 1-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-2-1
Odorizzi is 2-1, 6.27 in his last six starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight. Rays are 3-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-6-4
Rangers lost five of their their last seven games; three of last five Texas games went over total. Tampa Bay lost its last three games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games.
Blue Jays @ Indians
Happ is 1-2, 4.57 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Toronto is 2-4 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 5-7
Kluber is 1-1, 1.92 in his last four starts; under is 3-0-2 in his last five. Cleveland is 5-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-7-2
Toronto lost six of last eight games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Cleveland lost six of last nine games; under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 home games.
Tigers @ Twins
Boyd is 1-2, 6.52 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Detroit is 4-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-6-2
Mejia is 3-1, 2.43 in his last five starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Twins are 4-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-4-3
Detroit won five of last eight games; four of their last six games went over. Minnesota is 4-6 in its last ten games; Six of Twins’ last seven games stayed under total.
White Sox @ Royals
Holland is 0-3, 9.89 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Chicago is 4-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-9-2
Wood is 0-1, 8.64 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Royals’ first 5-inning record with him: 1-1
White Sox are 0-7 since All-Star break; under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Royals won their last four games; four of their last six games went over.
Red Sox @ Angels
Porcello is 0-3, 3.76 in his last four starts; Boston scored a total of one run in the three losses. Under is 7-3 in his last ten starts; Red Sox are 4-5 in his road starts- their first 5-inning record with him: 4-15-1
Bridwell is 2-1, 3.33 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Angels are 5-1 in his starts, 2-1 at home— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-1
Boston won three of last five games; six of their last nine games stayed under. Angels are 4-6 in last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
New York @ Seattle
Cessa is 0-3, 7.27 in four starts this year (under 4-0). New York is 1-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-3
Gallardo is making his first start since June 17; he is 1-4, 9.30 in his last six starts. Seattle is 2-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-8-2
New York won three of last five games; under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Mariners won seven of their last nine games; under is 7-3 in their last ten.
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Interleague
A’s @ Mets
Gossett is 0-3, 6.75 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Oakland is 1-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-5
Montero is 1-3, 6.20 in five starts this year (under 3-2). Mets are 1-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-3-1
Oakland lost four of its last five games; over is 3-0 in their last three games. New York is 9-4 in last 13 home games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.
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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
StL-Chi: Wacha 9-8; Quintana 1-0 (10-8)
Mil-Phil: Guerra 4-7; Eickhoff 3-13
Mia-Cin: Koehler 4-7; Romano 1-2
Pitt-Colo: Nova 11-8; Freeland 10-8
Wash-Az: Strasburg 14-5; Ray 12-6
Atl-LA: Newcomb 2-5; Kershaw 18-2
SD-SF: Lamet 5-4; Blach 7-8
American League
Hst-Balt: McCullers 12-5; Bundy 10-9
Tex-TB: Ross 3-3; Odorizzi 7-10
Tor-Clev: Happ 4-8; Kluber 8-7
Det-Minn: Boyd 5-7; Mejia 7-7
Chi-KC: Holland 6-12; Wood 1-1
Bos-LAA: Porcello 8-12; Bridwell 5-1
NY-Sea: Cessa 1-3; Gallardo 5-9
Interleague
A’s-NY: Gossett 2-5; Montero 2-3
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
StL-Chi: Wacha 3-17; Quintana 4-19
Mil-Phil: Guerra 2-11; Eickhoff 5-16
Mia-Cin: Koehler 6-11; Romano 0-3
Pitt-Colo: Nova 6-19; Freeland 5-18
Wash-Az: Strasburg 3-19; Ray 7-18
Atl-LA: Newcomb 2-7; Kershaw 4-20
SD-SF: Lamet 4-9; Blach 4-15
American League
Hst-Balt: McCullers 4-17; Bundy 3-19
Tex-TB: Ross 4-6; Odorizzi 5-17
Tor-Clev: Happ 2-12; Kluber 3-15
Det-Minn: Boyd 4-12; Mejia 3-14
Chi-KC: Holland 6-18; Wood 0-2
Bos-LAA: Porcello 7-20; Bridwell 0-6
NY-Sea: Cessa 2-4; Gallardo 7-14
Interleague
A’s-NY: Gossett 0-7; Montero 1-5
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Umpires
National League
StL-Chi: Under is 9-2 in last 11 Bellino games.
Mil-Phil: Last six Cederstrom games stayed under.
Mia-Cin: Seven of last eight Baker games went over.
Pitt-Colo: Over is 5-2 in last seven Rackley games.
Wash-Az: Under is 7-2 in last nine BWelke games.
Atl-LA: Favorites won eight of ten May games.
SD-SF: Last four Blaser games stayed under.
American League
Hst-Balt: Under is 7-1 in last eight Winters games.
Tex-TB: Under is 5-1-1 in last eight Layne games.
Tor-Clev: Over is 8-3 in last eleven Hickox games.
Det-Minn: Under is 6-2 in last eight Little games.
Chi-KC: Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Bucknor games.
Bos-LAA: Five of last six Carapazza games stayed under.
NY-Sea: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Woodring games.
Interleague
A’s-NY: Four of last five Scheurwater games went over.
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 46-38 AL, favorites -$820
AL @ NL– 51-45 NL, favorites -$428
Total: 91-88 AL, favorites -$1,248
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 47-40-2
AL @ NL: Over 51-39-3
Total: Over 98-79-5
Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/22/17
Ariz 17-20-11……28-14–8……….44-34
Atl 21-19-7……19-25-4………..40-44
Cubs 23-24-3……21-19-6………..44-43
Reds 14-27-4……18-29–5…………32-56
Colo 27-17-6…….26-20-2……….53-37
LA 22-18-5…….33-15-5……….55-33
Miami 20-23-4…….23-19-6……..43-42
Milw 24-16-8…….25-20-7………48-36
Mets 22-19-2……..23-26-3………45-45
Philly 12-29-11……15-21-7……….27-50
Pitt 23-22-3…….19-22-9………42-44
St. Louis 18-22-7……28-15-7……….46-37
SD 13-31-6……..24-19–4………37-50
SF 10-35-7……..18-23-6……….31-58
Wash 33-14-4……21-17-7………….54-31
Orioles 16-27-4……..21-26-3………37-53
Boston 21-25-6………21-24-2…….42-49
White Sox 17-28-7……..18-21–3……..35-48
Cleveland 23-19-6……..22-20-5……..44-39
Detroit 19-24-7…….23-19-4……..42-43
Astros 24-14-8……..31-17-4……..55-31
KC 15-22-7………22-20-10…….37-42
Angels 18-25-7………21-18-10………39-43
Twins 23-14-6………22-26-5……..45-39
NYY 22-27-4……….25-15-3…..…47-42
A’s 16-24-7……..23-18-10……..39-42
Seattle 17-25-6……..24-19-9……..41-44
TB 23-17-10……..30-11-7……..53-28
Texas 25-17-10……..20-17-8………45-34
Toronto 20-28-3……..15-23-8……..35-51
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/22/17)
Ariz 14-47……..20-50………..34
Atl 10-47……..13-48………..23
Cubs 14-50……..17-46……….31
Reds 18-45……..19-51……….37
Colo 12-50……..17-49..……..29
LA 14-45……..20-52..……..34
Miami 20-47……..17-48………37
Milw 19-48……20-52…..…..39
Mets 19-43……..17-52……….36
Philly 15-52……..13-44………..28
Pitt 14-48……..16-50……….30
StL 12-47……..14-50………..26
SD 19-50……..14-47…………33
SF 12-52……..13-47…………25
Wash 21-51……..20-45……….41
Orioles 7-47……..17-51……….24
Boston 17-52……..10-47………27
White Sox 15-52……12-42……….27
Clev 9-48……..14-47……….23
Detroit 10-50…….20-46……..30
Astros 15-46……..21-51………36
KC 9-44……..10-52………..19
Angels 20-50…….12-49……….32
Twins 11-43……..12-53……….23
NYY 11-53……..14-43………25
A’s 9-45……..16-52……….25
Seattle 16-47…….19-52………35
TB 14-50……..20-48……..34
Texas 17-52……..21-45………38
Toronto 16-51……..9-46……….25
